- Gina Sanders
Gina Sanders is a
New Zealand opera singer. She is asoprano , based inAuckland , but regularly fulfilling concert engagements in Europe.In 1986 she made her operatic debut as Norina in
Donizetti ’sDon Pasquale for Perkel Opera.In 1987, while studying with Beatrice Webster, she was the first New Zealand singer to be awarded a
Rotary International Graduate Scholarship, studying inGermany at theStuttgart Liederclass and Opera School withSylvia Geszty andKonrad Richter . Appearances with the Reutlingen Philharmonic Orchestra and at theStuttgart Liederhalle received excellent reviews and the following year Gina was awarded the New Zealand Society Prize at theRoyal Overseas League competitions inLondon .A fluent German speaker, she is known for her interpretation of
Lieder .Vocally, her voice is noted for a beauty and purity of tone; which is coupled with a powerful emotional delivery.
In 2005 she travelled to
Rimini to deliver a tribute concert for Italiansoprano Renata Tebaldi .Gina Sanders is also a
teacher of voice andpiano who has delivered voicemaster class es internationally.Qualifications
*
BMus (Auck.)
*FTCL (voice)
*BA
*BMus Hons (Qld.)
*ATCL (piano)
*AIRMT (NZ)External links
* [http://www.ginasanders.net/ Gina's official website]
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